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Important Health Notices

This information requires knowledgeable interpretation and is intended primarily for use by health care workers and facilities/organizations providing health care including pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care facilities, community-based health care service providers and pre-hospital emergency services.

Important Health Notices are issued by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in response to abnormal events that require ministry direction or instruction. In the absence of these events, Important Health Notices will be issued on a bi-annual basis to provide health care providers with appropriate updates on emergency related activities and information.

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 2006
October 8 Two Confirmed Cases of Botulism in Toronto   [PDF] English
Sept 16 Possible Food Contamination by E. coli and Salmonella Bacteria   [PDF] English
French
July 21 Canadians returning from Lebanon   [PDF] English
 2005
Dec 06 Test of Alert Notification System and Update on Influenza and Infection Surveillance   [PDF] English
Nov 07 Measles Cases in Ontario  [PDF] English
French
Oct 07 FRI Outbreak in Toronto Nursing Home  [PDF] English
French
Oct 05 FRI Outbreak in Toronto Nursing Home  [PDF] English
French
Oct 03 FRI Outbreak in Toronto Nursing Home  [PDF] English
French
Oct 01 FRI Outbreak in Toronto Nursing Home  [PDF] English
French
May 03 Rubella Outbreak in Southern Ontario  [PDF] English
French
April 12 Marburg Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Northern Angola   [PDF] English
French
February 28 Update on Influenza  [PDF] English
French
January 10 Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Asia  [PDF] English
French
January 6 Immunization and Health Information : Travellers in Tsunami-Affected Areas  [PDF] English
French
 2004
September 28 Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Asia and Surveillance Recommendations  [PDF] English
French
August 23 Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Asia and Surveillance Recommendations  [PDF] English
French
April 23 New SARS Cases in China  [PDF] English
French
April 8 Update on H7 Avian Influenza Virus in British Columbia   [PDF] English
February 20 Update on H7 Avian Influenza Virus in British Columbia  [PDF] English
French
February 13 Update on Avian Flu  [PDF] English
French
February 6 Update on Ministry Response to Avian Influenza in Asia  [PDF] English
French
January 30 Update on Avian Influenza in Asia and Sporadic cases of SARS in China  [PDF] English
French
January 23 Update on SARS in China and Avian Influenza situation  [PDF] English
French
January 16 Update on Avian Influenza situation  [PDF] English
French
January 7 Update on Global SARS Situation  [PDF] English
French
 2003
December 23Infection Control and Surveillance Standards Web Cast on January 09, 2004    [PDF]

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Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Emergency Management Unit
415 Yonge Street, 8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
Canada   M5B 2E7
Fax : 416-212-4466
TTY : 1-800-387-5559
E-mail : emergencymanagement@moh.gov.on.ca
Healthcare Provider Hotline
Toll free : 1-866-212-2272

CritiCall provides a 24 hour call centre for hospitals to contact on-call specialists; arrange for appropriate hospital bed access and facilitate urgent triage for patients
1-800-668-4357

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